/*
 *  Copyright (C) 2010 Glauco
 * 
 *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package org.balisunrise.swing.builder;

import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import org.balisunrise.builder.BuilderException;

/**
 * LayoutBuilder é responsável por construir um layout (posicionar os campos)
 * em um painel.
 *
 * @author Glauco
 */
public interface LayoutBuilder {

    /**
     * Mensagem comum para o BuilderException do LayoutBuilder.
     */
    static final String MESSAGE = "Erro ao construir um Layout.\n";

    /**
     * Constroí o layout para o painel.
     *
     * @param panel onde deve ser construido o layout.
     * @param components componentes do layout.
     */
    public void create(JPanel panel, List<JComponent> components)
            throws BuilderException;
}
